Professor Snape
There may be reason to believe that, yes.
Let's call it a probational retainer - you consult with us regularly for a while without the contractual obligations and then we can see how it works out.
That research sounds like an excellent idea, I believe we could set up a laboratory particularly for that purpose. We have a few means around direct human testing, but we can discuss those at a later date.
Excellent. That's precisely what I wanted to hear. Would you be willing to do classes on such techniques should it be deemed necessary -- or perhaps we should wait and see how this cooperation blossoms first.